New kilt from Kilts4less

**OC Richard** · 19th January 20, 07:08 AM

Just so you know, kilts4less is one of a surprising number of firms in the Glasgow area owned by Pauline Sweeney:

West Highland Kilts LTD
Clan Alba Products LTD
Alba Highland Dress LTD
Thistle Kilts LTD
Kilts4Less LTD

She also uses tartan4less and exhirekilts as additional Ebay names.

All of the products I've seen from these firms have been Pakistani, which is fine as long as you know what you're getting. You do pay a premium over what you would pay buying them directly from the Pakistani firms.

**neloon** · 19th January 20, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

All of the products I've seen from these firms have been Pakistani, ...

Your evidence for this is......?

Alan

**neloon** · 22nd January 20, 04:55 AM

Kilts4less kilts are made by Glenisla Kilts - I have two. The firm doesn't look very "pakistani" to me! And they've got a sale on just now.
https://www.facebook.com/glenislakiltsltd
https://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/bu...rade-1-3809246
https://www.kilts4less.com/?gclid=EA...SAAEgIk5fD_BwE

Alan

**Blaidd** · 22nd January 20, 05:11 AM

I have several items from them and all are perfect. Good service too. In particular, I needed a new Argyle swiftly and went for one of their 'ex-hire' range as funds were tight (aren't they always

) It was part of a bigger order and the jacket was unfortunately omitted from the package. On phoning, I was told to keep the (now spare) waistcoat/vest with their compliments and another full set arrived at 0900 the following morning. If it was 'ex-hire', it had only been on a hangar - immaculate! And made in Scotland. Their Harris Tweed sets are a real steal too.

**Tomo** · 22nd January 20, 06:49 AM

My memory is a little foggy (I had bigger fish to fry at the time) but I am pretty certain when I got married I used kilts4less to get a charcoal Argyll and vest for my little brother as a week before the wedding he informed me that his had apparently shrunk in the wardrobe (or something like that).

Anyway - great service, good advise on sizing (I think they even sent 2 sizes and asked him to send back the one he didn't want - as time was not on our side - we only paid for one). Happy with the product and very good value for money.

I also recently bit the bullet on a Harris tweed Argyll and vest from kilts4less ebay shop (this set is not listed on their main website). It arrived today. Excellent product, exceptionally well packaged and exceptionally quick delivery to Estonia. I will post some pics when time permits.

My only grumble - I have been scoping out a new tweed jacket for about a year now (since I got my new "red" kilt) - but it never rains but it pours. I had some near wins on ebay - missed one by 2 seconds last week - and had this one from kilts4less on the back burner for some months now. As they were down to the last one in my size I decided to go for it. The next day not one, not two but three good looking jackets all in my size popped up on ebay - 2 in Harris tweed (one blue, one brown) and another one from MacCalls (similar to my last purchase - but a darker green). Talk about waiting for the bus to come. Spoilt for choice - or I would have been had I the budget and wardrobe space. Still I am tempted by that blue number though...

**FossilHunter** · 22nd January 20, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Tomo

My memory is a little foggy (I had bigger fish to fry at the time) but I am pretty certain when I got married I used kilts4less to get a charcoal Argyll and vest for my little brother as a week before the wedding he informed me that his had apparently shrunk in the wardrobe (or something like that).

Anyway - great service, good advise on sizing (I think they even sent 2 sizes and asked him to send back the one he didn't want - as time was not on our side - we only paid for one). Happy with the product and very good value for money.

I also recently bit the bullet on a Harris tweed Argyll and vest from kilts4less ebay shop (this set is not listed on their main website). It arrived today. Excellent product, exceptionally well packaged and exceptionally quick delivery to Estonia. I will post some pics when time permits.

My only grumble - I have been scoping out a new tweed jacket for about a year now (since I got my new "red" kilt) - but in never rains but it pours. I had some near wins on ebay - missed one by 2 seconds last week - and had this one from kilts4less on the back burner for some months now. As they were down to the last one in my size I decided to go for it. The next day not one, not two but three good looking jackets all in my size popped up on ebay - 2 in Harris tweed (one blue, one brown) and another one from MacCalls (similar to my last purchase - but a darker green). Talk about waiting for the bus to come. Spoilt for choice - or I would have been had I the budget and wardrobe space. Still I am temped by that blue number though...

If you get one I would appreciate pictures. The ones on the website leave a lot to be desired as far as what they would look like in “real life” and some are clearly photoshopped.

**FossilHunter** · 22nd January 20, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Blaidd

I have several items from them and all are perfect. Good service too. In particular, I needed a new Argyle swiftly and went for one of their 'ex-hire' range as funds were tight (aren't they always

) It was part of a bigger order and the jacket was unfortunately omitted from the package. On phoning, I was told to keep the (now spare) waistcoat/vest with their compliments and another full set arrived at 0900 the following morning. If it was 'ex-hire', it had only been on a hangar - immaculate! And made in Scotland. Their Harris Tweed sets are a real steal too.

Your argyle says “made in Scotland” on it?

The tweeds do look like a good deal. They have a green one with a traditional cut that I like.

The only problem is that, for us in the US, shipping is steep. Not a problem initially but sending it back if it’s not the right fit gets painful.

**Bad Monkey** · 22nd January 20, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by neloon

Kilts4less kilts are made by Glenisla Kilts - I have two. The firm doesn't look very "pakistani" to me! And they've got a sale on just now.
https://www.facebook.com/glenislakiltsltd
https://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/bu...rade-1-3809246
https://www.kilts4less.com/?gclid=EA...SAAEgIk5fD_BwE

Alan

well, the two I've seen with my own eyes were branded "Clan Alba" and were shockingly bad. Thin, poor quality wool with a plain weave and shoddy construction details such as no thickness relief in the fell, noticeably uneven machine hemming visible on both sides, noticeably visible uneven pleating in the fell, and pressing like it was done by a one armed blind man in a hurricane. Both looked pretty much exactly like the 30 dollar Pakistani kilt-shaped-objects I've seen before.

I've never seen a jacket from them so I can't comment there, but I'd be extremely wary of purchasing a kilt from them sight unseen.

**bodhran4me** · 22nd January 20, 10:17 AM

They may be in sewn in Scotland but the cloth may still be from offshore. Their customer service seems to be universally good but I have seen the product reviews as somewhat hit or miss. I do think their advertisements are dishonest when they state the items are ex-hire when in a large number of cases they are manufactured and 'upgraded' to a new item when the 'ex-hire' size you ordered was 'unavailable'.

**FossilHunter** · 22nd January 20, 10:52 AM

I emailed them this morning and they said that the jackets were made in UK from cloth woven in the UK.

My first kilt was from them and it had the construction issues at the waist that were mentioned earlier in the thread (excess material not removed). They would have taken it back but return shipping from the US would have approached the price I paid for it. I still have it.

That’s the reason I’m always leery of buying anything large/expensive from the UK. USAkilts has cheap, flat-rate shipping within the US.